Thursday, August 03, 2006

[Canada] They went abroad seeking wedded bliss. Now they say their marriages were a fraud / Globe & Mail, 29 Jul 2006

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MARINA JIMÉNEZ
"Marriage fraud is a new kind of immigration offence that is bringing humiliation, financial ruin and distress to a growing number of immigrants from India, China, the Philippines and other countries. Marriages of convenience, where two people wed so one can obtain immigration status, are common -- and often difficult to detect due to the prevalence of arranged marriages among certain immigrant communities. In cases of marriage fraud, however, only one spouse is in on the hoax. The other is dumped once the foreigner obtains the requisite visa and/or immigration status. Often this person goes on to marry and then sponsor their girlfriend or boyfriend from back home." [Immigration]